Table of Contents

Introduction
Part 1 The pragmatic perspective
Language and language use
Key notions
Part 2 Aspects of the meaningful functioning of language
Context
Structure
Dynamics
Salience
Part 3 Topics and trends
Micro-pragmatic issues
Macro-pragmatic issues
The pragmatic landscape

Reviews

By adopting an interdisciplinary approach, the author provides a useful introduction to not only pragmatics but also discourse analysis and cognitive semantics. -- Forum for Modern Language Studies